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18 May, 2025

Shooting Italian 5 birilli

By Andrea Monti

18 May, 2025

/ Sports Photography, /

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2 June, 2023

Rolleiflex 2.8D – Getting to know a Classic – Three Years of Ownership

By Nick Clark

This is not a review, but rather a tale about how I became the custodian of a single-owner 1956 Rolleiflex 2.8D, and some musings on the time I’ve spent with it in the three yea...

1 June, 2023

Not Fitting in a Photography Box

By Jack

People often ask, "What sort of photographer are you? A 'Portrait Photographer'? A 'Wildlife Photographer'? A 'Street Photographer'?" But my range of photographic interests can...

1 June, 2023

5 Frames with a Dacora Digna up Pen Y Fan

By Phil Harvey

I like the idea of pinhole photography. Not sure why, maybe because it’s going back to the first pioneers of photography. After looking at various websites and posts I found ref...

31 May, 2023

NEWS: Jollylook Launches Kickstarter Campaign for New SQUARE Pinhole Instant Film Camera DIY Kit

By Molly Kate

Yesterday, Jollylook announced a new 10-day crowdfunding campaign to support the creation of an eco-friendly DIY instant pinhole camera that uses Fujifilm’s Instax Square...

31 May, 2023

“Crystal City” (a One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

Sometimes, a piece of art offers so many tempting ways to capture portions, parts and pieces! That’s how I reacted when I first encountered this stunning Josiah McElheny assembl...

31 May, 2023

Pinsta & Full-Colour Instant 4″x5″ Pinhole Prints Without A Darkroom

By DaveTheWalker

A few years ago I remember I was scrolling through Instagram when something caught my eye. It was seemingly a video of a black and white paper negative being rocked in a tray of...

30 May, 2023

NEWS: Leica’s Latest Compact Full-Frame Q3 Meets Mixed Reception

By Molly Kate

Leica has released the latest in the Q series with upgraded features accompanied by a Summilux 28mm F1.7 ASPH lens. The Q3 is packed with impressive functions but it will cost y...

30 May, 2023

35mmc Shop is Back (with a few bits of my gear on “sale”)

By Hamish Gill

After the website went down a month or so back, the last thing on my mind was getting the shop back up and running. Since the dust has now settled, I thought it about time I rel...

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